JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 2004
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products     Dec. 2004 Dec. 2003   Dec. 2004  Dec. 2003
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Live:                               
Eel, adult               2,272     2,158       2,992      2,001
Others                   1,193       802       1,480        945 

Fresh:
Pacific sockeye              -         -           -          -
Pacific coho                 4         -           3          -
Other Pacific salmon       204       235         137        145
Atlantic salmon          3,022     2,981       1,933      1,880
Yellowfin tuna           2,624     2,963       1,900      2,164 
Bluefin tuna             1,890     1,850       3,835      4,291
Bigeye tuna              2,170     2,083       1,665      1,663
Southern bluefin tuna        8        20           9         43
Sea bream                   14        48           9         35
Billfish                    96       182          71        145 

Frozen:
Sardine                  3,643     2,022         275        154
Swordfish                   32        57          25         47 
Pacific sockeye          1,072     1,707         485        692
Pacific coho             7,459     7,708       2,751      3,069 
Other Pacific salmon       678     1,045         276        281
Pink/chum salmon         6,921     8,178       3,031      3,161
Atlantic salmon            458       394         193        171
Other salmon               157         -          70          -
Halibut                  1,985     2,587       1,029      1,324
Albacore tuna              609       287         231         66
Yellowfin tuna           8,851     8,813       2,798      2,175
Skipjack                 7,191     8,148         575        781
Bluefin tuna               118       125         280        111
Bigeye tuna             13,905     9,257       8,841      5,967
Herring                  1,321     2,474         158        288  
Cod                      3,172     3,115         980        948
Mackerel                31,044    43,635       6,812      6,728
Mero                        74       322          59        230
Jack mackerel            7,976     7,262         750        706
Sea bream                  172       292          56         73 
Capelin                    895       793         341        259
Billfish                   346       482         104        154
Spanish mackerel           305       324          69        122
Rockfish                 1,276     1,192         304        250
Sablefish                1,142       663       1,039        662
Herring roe                699       229         381        132
Pollock roe                896     1,785         920      2,132
Mero, fillet               187       211         273        247
Swordfish, fillet          132       110          96         55
Pollock surimi           5,180     8,734       1,077      1,577
Cod surimi                   -        42           -          6 
Threadfin bream surimi   4,496     5,375         872        869  



Salted/dried:
Herring roe                268       400         176        262 
Pollock roe                194       279         329        446
Salmon roe                 167       349         417        597

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin               1,654     1,562         879        867 
Arkshell                   477       627         257        341
Spiny lobster              266       317         754        807
King crab                2,492     2,129       1,571      1,432  
Tanner crab              2,502     4,246         915      1,513
Blue crab                   98       130          91        185
Korean crab                381       365         598        509
Other crab                  73        88          94        100
Oyster                     495       923         328        510 
Clam                     3,167     2,959         499        477 

Frozen:                               
Spiny lobster              188       197         263        368
Lobster                     56        55         123        171
Shrimp                  20,516    22,816      18,907     21,306
King crab                1,518     1,653       2,418      2,785
Tanner crab              1,432     1,698       1,291      1,942 
Blue crab                  816     1,103         406        553
Korean crab                  -        45           -         19 
Other crab                  71        81          34         31 
European cuttlefish        973       766         652        508
Octopus                  3,573     3,066       2,026      1,517
Scallop                     88        24          56         19
Other cuttlefish         2,025     2,024       1,204      1,278 
Squid                    1,817       405         505        105 
Abalone                     31        46         127        198 

Salted/dried:
Squid                      242       101         202         65
Sea urchin roe              50        39         235        222 
Jellyfish                  578       550         282        202
Seaweed, dried             792       719         371        335
Seaweed, salted            535       558          44         50

Prepared:
Eel                      4,174     2,826       5,894      2,751
Canned crab                556       319         997        525
Fish meal               23,892    18,348       1,676      1,211

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Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/13


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